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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 13:42:30 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 13:42:30 +0000 |
| commit | 75808db17caf8b960b351e3408e74142f4c85aac (patch) | |
| tree | 7989e9c09a4240248bf4658a22208a0a52d991c4 /tags/u/uses-dpkg-database-directly.tag | |
| parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
| download | lintian-75808db17caf8b960b351e3408e74142f4c85aac.tar.xz lintian-75808db17caf8b960b351e3408e74142f4c85aac.zip | |
Adding upstream version 2.117.0.upstream/2.117.0upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/tags/u/uses-dpkg-database-directly.tag b/tags/u/uses-dpkg-database-directly.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d00f4b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/u/uses-dpkg-database-directly.tag @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Tag: uses-dpkg-database-directly +Severity: warning +Check: files/contents +Explanation: The listed file or maintainer script appears to access the + internal database(s) of dpkg. + . + The entire dpkg database, its layout and files are an internal + interface and no program or package should be accessing it, other + than dpkg itself and the suite of dpkg tools. + . + Whilst the files may be editable by an admin, that's a supported (but + unrecommended) feature reserved for humans and not for automatic tools. +See-Also: https://wiki.debian.org/DpkgConffileHandling |